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{{Short description|Mountain pass in Colorado, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Coal Bank Pass
| photo = Coal Bank Pass sign 2.JPG
| photo_caption = One of the signs at the summit of the pass
| elevation_ft = 10,640
| elevation_ref = <ref>{{cite gnis |id= 187744 |name= Coal Bank Pass}}</ref>
| traversed = {{Jct|state=CO|US|550}}
| location = [[San Juan County, Colorado|San Juan County]], [[Colorado|Colorado, U.S.]]
| range = [[San Juan Mountains]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|37|42|02|N|107|46|37|W|type:pass_region:US-CO}}
| topo = [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]] Engineer Mountain
}}

'''Coal Bank Pass''', elevation {{convert|10640|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}, is a [[mountain pass]] in the [[San Juan Mountains]] of western [[Colorado]] in the [[United States]]. The pass is in the [[San Juan National Forest]].

==Route==
The pass is traversed by the [[Million Dollar Highway]], [[U.S. Route 550 in Colorado|U.S. Highway 550]] south of [[Silverton, Colorado|Silverton]], which is part of the [[San Juan Skyway Scenic Byway]]. While the north side is fairly gentle, the descent on the south side is very steep (6.5%), and has a runaway truck ramp for trucks that lose control. It is basically downhill the entire way to [[Durango, Colorado|Durango]].

==References==
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{{Coord|37|42|02|N|107|46|37|W|type:pass_region:US-CO|display=title}}
{{Colorado|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Mountain passes of Colorado]]
[[Category:Landforms of San Juan County, Colorado]]
[[Category:San Juan Mountains (Colorado)]]
[[Category:San Juan National Forest]]
[[Category:Transportation in San Juan County, Colorado]]
[[Category:U.S. Route 50]]


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